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Summer Time Is for Wasting Jul. 07, 2022

Lenore Skenazy

With the lazy, hazy days of you-know-what upon us, should you worry about your kids goofing off? Bei... Read More

I Truly Despise My Boyfriend's Friends Nov. 11, 2021

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: While I love my boyfriend deeply, I truly do not like 90% of his friend group. I have m... Read More

Too Many Parents Second-Guessing Themselves Jun. 10, 2021

Lenore Skenazy

Obviously, a poll on Twitter is nowhere near scientific, and that is even more obviously true when i... Read More

Forced To Do Volunteer Work! Jun. 05, 2021

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I'm a teenager, and my parents force me to go do volunteer work for an hour after churc... Read More

What's the Deal With Self-Esteem? Jan. 20, 2021

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: My older sister has recently been taking some "self-improvement" courses online, and I ... Read More

So, You're Bored, Kids? May. 15, 2020

Lenore Skenazy

"I'm not letting anyone in this house give a haircut yet, but that day may come." So says Vanessa El... Read More

Kids Coming Into Their Own Apr. 16, 2020

Lenore Skenazy

Nobody is saying hooray for the pandemic. But at Let Grow, we are witnessing an amazing phenomenon t... Read More

'Boring' Home Confinement Can Lead to Trouble Apr. 04, 2020

Diane Dimond

I got a letter recently that made me wonder what Americans are doing to pass the time during the cur... Read More

Post-Traumatic Surprise Apr. 02, 2020

Lenore Skenazy

So, here's something you might not have heard of: post-traumatic growth. I promise I am not making t... Read More

Relationship Maintenance Nov. 04, 2019

Dear Doug

Q: My wife and I had been looking forward to retirement for many years, but it hasn't been as good f... Read More

Immune Protection Apr. 08, 2019

Dear Doug

Q: Over my 70 years, I've learned the lesson that it's almost impossible to change people's minds ab... Read More

The Admissions Scandal Explained: Childhood As College Prep Mar. 14, 2019

Lenore Skenazy

Today's parents are stalked by the twin fears that their kids will be kidnapped, raped and eaten ... Read More

Summer Used to Mean Free Time Jun. 01, 2017

Lenore Skenazy

About 15 years ago, friends whose kids went to the same preschool as ours invited us to visit the up... Read More

Free Time or Invested Time? Nov. 25, 2015

Classic Zig Ziglar

Listen in on virtually any conversation today, and eventually the subject of people being so busy th... Read More

Flo & Friends

Jun. 21, 2014